Blue Corner - Palau Diving

As its name suggests, Blue Corner is - a corner. It juts out from the reef, starting in shallow water and dropping off to well over 1,000 feet. The corner plateaus at 60 feet/18meters, creating a strong current as the flow of water comes across this outcropping of coral. The currents, changing with the tides, can approach the corner from either the north or the south, with the speed of the current changing based on the moon. By starting with the current, we maximize the action you see and minimize your swimming effort.

As you swim to Blue Corner you will have the wall on your side. As you get to the plateau you will cross on top of the reef. You will then pick a spot on the reef near the edge and use your reef hook (to minimize damage to the reef). You might hang there in the current for ten minutes or more just watching the action - this is as natural as you will observe sharks. The sharks will circle over and over allowing you the opportunity to photograph or just observe them up close and personal. You will mainly see two species of sharks during the dive, the gray reef shark and the white tip shark. You can occasionally see male gray reef sharks and other species.